Houston Astros 8, Texas Rangers 2
Regular Season Game 1
Played on Sunday, March 31, 2013 (N) at Minute Maid Park
TEX A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 HOU A 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 x - 8 9 0
Texas Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kinsler 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 Andrus ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 Berkman dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 A. Beltre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Murphy lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Cruz rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 1 13 1 Moreland 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Martin cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Harrison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lowe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frasor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 6 2 3 7 24 6 FIELDING - E: Cruz (1). BATTING - Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Murphy (1,2nd base by Norris/Castro).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Altuve 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 Wallace 1b 4 1 1 0 0 3 6 0 Carter lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Pena dh 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 Maxwell cf 3 2 2 2 1 0 5 0 Castro c 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Dominguez 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Barnes rf 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 Ankiel ph,rf 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 R. Cedeno ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bedard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 8 9 7 3 13 27 7 BATTING - 3B: Maxwell 2 (2,off Harrison,off Ortiz). HR: Ankiel (1,6th inning off Lowe 2 on 2 out). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Harrison L(0-1) 5.2 6 6 5 3 9 0 25 Lowe 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 Frasor 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Ortiz 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 Totals 8 9 8 7 3 13 1 35 Inherited Runners - Scored: Lowe 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Norris W(1-0) 5.2 5 2 2 3 5 0 24 Bedard SV(1) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 7 0 35 Inherited Runners - Scored: Bedard 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Chris Conroy Official Scorer: Trey Wilkinson Replay: home run (4th inning, Justin Maxwell at bat, call upheld) Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 41307 Starting Lineups: Texas Rangers Houston Astros 1. Kinsler 2b Altuve 2b 2. Andrus ss Wallace 1b 3. Berkman dh Carter lf 4. A. Beltre 3b Pena dh 5. Murphy lf Maxwell cf 6. Cruz rf Castro c 7. Pierzynski c Dominguez 3b 8. Moreland 1b Barnes rf 9. Martin cf R. Cedeno ss Harrison p Norris p RANGERS 1ST: Kinsler flied to right; Andrus struck out; Berkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Altuve singled to left; Altuve was out trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); Wallace struck out; Carter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Astros 0. RANGERS 2ND: A. Beltre lined to third; Murphy walked; Murphy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cruz walked; Pierzynski singled to left [Cruz to second]; Moreland struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Pena struck out; Maxwell lined to third; Castro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Astros 0. RANGERS 3RD: Martin struck out; Kinsler lined to center; Andrus lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Dominguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Barnes struck out; R. Cedeno flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Astros 0. RANGERS 4TH: Berkman singled to center; A. Beltre flied to left; Murphy flied to left; Cruz flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Altuve flied to center; Wallace singled to center; Carter was called out on strikes; Pena singled to center [Wallace to second]; Maxwell tripled to center [Wallace scored, Pena scored]; the ball struck near the top of the wall above the scoreboard in front of the Crawford boxes; David Murphy lost track of the ball and it was retrieved by Leonys Martin; acting crew chief Sam Holbrook watched the replay and upheld the call of in play; Castro grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Astros 2. RANGERS 5TH: Pierzynski struck out; Moreland flied to left; Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Dominguez struck out; Barnes walked; R. Cedeno singled to right [Barnes scored (error by Cruz), R. Cedeno to third]; Altuve singled to center [R. Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Wallace struck out; Carter popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Astros 4. RANGERS 6TH: Kinsler walked; Andrus struck out; Berkman singled to right [Kinsler to third]; A. Beltre lined to pitcher; Murphy singled to right [Kinsler scored, Berkman to second]; Cruz singled to center [Berkman scored, Murphy to second]; BEDARD REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Pierzynski flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Pena struck out; Maxwell walked; Castro flied to center; Dominguez walked [Maxwell to second]; LOWE REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); ANKIEL BATTED FOR BARNES; Ankiel homered [Maxwell scored, Dominguez scored]; R. Cedeno struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Astros 7. RANGERS 7TH: ANKIEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Moreland grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin struck out; Kinsler grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: FRASOR REPLACED LOWE (PITCHING); Altuve grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallace was called out on strikes; Carter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Astros 7. RANGERS 8TH: Andrus grounded out (third to first); Berkman struck out; A. Beltre popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: ORTIZ REPLACED FRASOR (PITCHING); Pena was called out on strikes; Maxwell tripled to right; Castro grounded out (second to first); Dominguez singled to pitcher [Maxwell scored]; Ankiel struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Astros 8. RANGERS 9TH: Murphy flied to center; Cruz singled to right; Pierzynski flied to left; Cruz advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Cruz to second]; Moreland grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Astros 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Rangers 2 6 1 6 Astros 8 9 0 3
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